By Asif Haroon Raja In the 19th century, Great Game was played between Russia and Great Britain in the regions of Central Asia and Afghanistan. Durand Line was demarcated in 1893 during Abdur Rahman’s rule and Afghanistan was created as a second buffer State between the two competing powers. Afghanistan was ruled by King M. Zahir Shah from 1933 till 1973. Absolute monarchy in Afghanistan was transformed int ...

By Asif Haroon Raja [caption id="attachment_2670" align="alignright" width="300"] South Asia Conflict Map[/caption] Although Pakistan became the most allied ally of the US in 1950s but this apparently deep-seated alliance was on papers only. Practically, the US always remained inclined towards India even when it was a camp follower of former USSR. The US left Pakistan high dry in the 1965 and 1971 wars with ...

By Muhammad Daim Fazil North is not only hypothetically considered the affluent and prosperous side of the world but in reality that zone truly holds the gigantic opportunities and prospects of rapid development. And for Pakistan, it is no less than a blessing to have a neighbor like China on the northern side. Although China may not be gratifying the definition of being considered as a country of ‘North’ y ...

By Sajjad Shaukat Gallup survey of the UK official body, DFID, conducted on July 20, 212, had disclosed that the vast majority of the Baloch people oppose the idea of an independent Balochistan. As a result of the general elections 2013, the government led by the nationalist leader Chief Minister Balochistan Dr. Abdul Malik Baloch was established in Balochistan, while on December 7, 2013; local bodies elect ...

 By Sajjad Shaukat In its recent report, submitted to the Congress by the Department of Defence, US has revived blame game against Pakistan. The Pentagon report allegedly said, “Afghan-and Indian-focused militants continue to operate from Pakistan territory to the detriment of Afghan and regional stability. Pakistan uses these proxy forces to hedge against Afghanistan and India…Taliban attacks are launched ...

Reviewed By Sajjad Shaukat Deserts have witnessed the decay of many civilizations. Although some people might have rendered their services for humanitarian work in those barren places, yet we do not have any record of remote history. But, in the modern age of technology, these services and relief-work of individuals can be preserved. In this regard, Thar, Payas Aur Pani (Thar, Thirst and Water) is the lates ...

By Ali Sukhanver ‘If you expect the world to be fair with you because you are fair, it is like expecting the lion not to eat you because you don’t eat him’, says Shakespeare. Expectations play a very vital role in making our life hell or heaven. Expectations are in actual our desires and hopes that we wish to be fulfilled by hook or by crook. We pray for their fulfillment, we struggle for their achievement ...

Teen ages young of 17 years killed by Indian Army in IOK Srinagar: Not a single peaceful day one can find in Kashmir. The Indian Army murdered two young boys of 17 years of age when car collided with electric poll on 4 November 2014. The family members of two slain youth killed in Indian Army firing at Chattergam Tuesday contested the Army claim that they did not stop at the mobile check post. “It is a blat ...